Writing...Just because!

I Am NOT! by Rachel Boehm, scheduled for publication on June 26, 2020 (International Self-Esteem Day), is a timely memoir that addresses age-old issues that continue to haunt youth, from bullying and body shaming to the often hidden emotional angst of disordered eating and body dysmorphia. “The more I try to break in, the more broken I feel,” says Boehm in one part of her memoir that early readers have called ‘brutally honest’ and ‘beautifully empowering.’ Boehm’s past struggle with body dysmorphia began at a young age and was further exacerbated while living in LA trying to ‘break in’ as an actor, which led to, “an unhealthy relationship with food.” At one point she became dangerously underweight and a frightening incident led her to seek professional help. “A flawlessly written memoir about the flaws that shape us into our authentic selves, this is a must-read for teen girls, moms of daughters, and any woman who knows the trials and tribulations of becoming her own her...